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FitStar Reinvents The Home Workout With Upcoming iPad App From NFL Tight End Tony Gonzalez

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As reported on TechCrunch. by KIM-MAI CUTLER FitStar, a fitness app startup backed by Floodgate and Google Ventures that uses the iPad to transform home video workouts, just announced its first creation. In it, Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez becomes a user’s personal trainer, leading them through about 60 different video exercises. The idea is that the iPad is much better suited toward helping people achieve their fitness goals. Unlike DVDs and videos, which are passive, the…

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Microsoft Korea Reportedly Shuts Down Its Seoul-Based R&D Unit

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU posted yesterday 0 Comments Microsoft Korea will close its research and development unit by the end of next month,reports Asiaone (h/t TNW). The company announced last year that its Asia-Pacific R&D Center will be headquartered in Beijing, which represents Microsoft’s largest R&D investment outside of the U.S. The company plans to leverage the facility to develop China-based talent and research as a “core contributor” to its global portfolio of products and services.Microsoft…

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How Gun Maker Smith & Wesson Almost Went Out Of Business When It Accepted Gun Control

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Christina Austin YouTube/StarKittyF4i In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., shooting, gun control has been thrust into the spotlight once again. The gun industry — and its lobby group, the NRA — stands firmly against gun control of any kind. But most people forget that 13 years ago Smith & Wesson tried to do something that, in hindsight, seems radical: reach a compromise with the federal government by accepting some…

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At Least Three Shot At College Campus In Texas

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Abby Rogers via ABC 13 At least three people, including a possible suspect, have been shot at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas, KHOU is reporting.  A college spokesman told CNN Live that two people were “shot in crossfire between two gunmen,” adding that one gunman was hit and the other left campus. KHOU confirmed that two men were arguing “when one of them pulled a gun and opened fire,” the station reported. “I saw two…

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Create Beautiful Bokeh Effects with These Three Camera Rules

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Melanie Pinola Bokeh adds a unique look to photos with creamy out-of focus highlights. If you want to get the best Bokeh effects, The Slanted Lens offers this lighting lesson with three basic rules. The Slanted Lens experimented with different aperture settings and subject/background placements to find these three principles for getting the most Bokeh: 1. Get as close to the subject as you can 2. Keep the background with the…

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Beware: 7 Sins of Cloud Computing

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As reported on Wired. BY JAKE GARDNER Image: infomatique/Flickr   Why seven? Why not?! While none of these problem areas align with the so-called deadly sins, the reality is that each represents a real challenge that can arise in many organizations, whether enterprises or SMBs, when it comes to implementing and maintaining a cloud architecture. These are universal challenges. While each is not an ultimate, insurmountable hurdle to adoption, thinking about how each of these…

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Leaked HTC Sense 5 screenshots suggest a leaner, cleaner skin Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr  Did yesterday’s uncertain glimpse at a new HTC phone leave you wanting? Then grab a tray and find a seat, because the right-hand image above comes from XDA developer mdeejay, who claims to have a working port of the forthcoming Sense 5 skin. On the left, we’ve stuck up a Sense 4+ lockscreen to highlight how the new UI feels much leaner, cleaner and flatter — following much the same trend as Android itself. The…

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How I Cleaned 1,328 Emails Out of My Inbox in an Hour

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Angus Kidman I’m generally pretty organized with my email, and I like to have nothing in my inbox except stuff I haven’t acted on yet. However, a spurt of recent travel and work commitments meant I’d fallen into a familiar but dangerous pattern: grabbing information from emails I needed (and replying when necessary), but not filing or deleting them, and not checking out stuff that didn’t look urgent. The end result:…

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How Art Can Bridge the Digital ‘Divide’

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As reported on Wired. BY DRUE KATAOKA Consisting of paintings, brainwave recordings fed into smart glass, and a live tree in a box, this art installation is an attempt to bridge the digital art divide — inviting new ways to “think, see, and filter affect.” The piece is called “The Tree of Pascal” by Drue Kataoka and will be exhibited as part of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.…

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A Cheap, Rugged Tablet Is Your Kid’s Next Fixation

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As reported on Wired. BY CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired   Forget phablets. Touchscreen Android devices designed expressly for kids with bright colors, durable cases and rubberized surfaces are making a big splash in the tablet space. Tablets certainly are a hot-ticket item. Apple was projected to sell 62 million iPads in 2012, and Android tablet sales were up 177 percent this holiday season. But while some parents are only too happy to share their $500-plus tablets with the kids…

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